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Direction: In the following questions, you have several brief passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Passage - II

It is difficult to reconcile the ideas of different schools of thought on the question of education. Some people maintain that pupils at school should concentrate on a narrow range of subjects which will benefit them directly in their subsequent careers. Others contend that they should study a wide range of subjects so that they have not only the specialised knowledge necessary for their chosen careers but also sound general knowledge about the world they will have to work and live in. Supporters of the first theory state that the greatest contributions to civilisation are made by those who are most expert in their trade or profession. Those on the other side say, that unless they have a broad general education, the experts will be too narrow in their outlook to have sympathy with their fellows or a proper sense of responsibility towards humanity as a whole.

According to the second school of thought, education will not be very effective if pupils

A) have inadequate knowledge of their own work

B) do not have a wide general education

C) ignore the study of fine arts

D) have nothing but general knowledge